Lot# 7216 - Auction 274-283
Auction 274-283
-> France: Part or Insufficiently Paid Incoming Mail – The Jack Blanc Collection
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-> NDP Elsasss Lothringen
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Lot# : 7216 NDP Elsasss Lothringen
Norddeutscher Postbezirk, occupation issue Alsace-Lorraine 1870 (Dec 9): Envelope from Strasbourg under German occupation to Millau, endorsed "par la Suisse", bearing 1870 occupation stamp 20 c. blue type I with good perfs, tied by crisp "STRASSBURG IM ELSASS 9 12 70 4-5 N." despatch cds in black. French "PRUSSE 10 DEC. 70 LILLE" entry cds in red alongside, reverse with indistinct Millau arrival cds. Taxed upon arrival with '30' (c.) taxe tampon. Minor edge wear, nevertheless an interesting cover showing the means of communication between the occupied and non-occupied parts of France via Switzerland or Belgium in the period beween September 1870 and February 1871.Starting bid : 250 CHFHammer price : 250 CHF